Places emileedanielson Wants to Go

Once a bastion of its community, this gothic cathedral now stands as a haunting ruin.

The Beaux-Arts aquarium boasts a vast collection of saltwater and freshwater fish on an island in the Detroit River.

One of Detroit’s oldest blues clubs stands in defiance of the passage of time and the city’s shifting fortunes.

The pieces in this sculpture garden are made from demolished buildings that were once landmarks of Motor City.

Collective made up of artists, musicians, and activists.

The world’s largest Masonic temple was saved by the White Stripes.

Concrete igloos standing across from what remains of the Michigan Central train depot.

Opulent downtown movie theater now houses cars as an indoor parking garage.

The grandiose interior of this bar speaks to its past as home to famous jewelers and railway offices.

Controversial tribute to the heavyweight champion boxer who grew up in Detroit.

Detroit’s Eastern Market has been transformed into an outdoor museum with colorful murals that address social issues and symbolize the city.

Once the tallest building in Detroit, this Gothic church houses some of the oldest stained-glass windows in the country.

This feline raises a friendly paw at drivers barreling toward the freeway.

For those going through a life transition, a place to leave behind a piece of your former self.

An abandoned Victorian-era amusement park is rusting away amidst luxury houses.

Ghost stories surrounded this “castle,” the only structure from a huge mansion that was never built.

This abandoned bridge to nowhere stands secluded in the woods of a Cleveland suburb.

A bronze monument to Cleveland's favorite, fastest son.

A collection of witchcraft artifacts and occult paraphernalia started by the leader of the Long Island Coven.

The home made famous by the 1983 holiday classic is now a perfectly preserved shrine to the movie.

A history of tragedy and a pile of eerie stories have contributed to this house's consistent ranking as one of the most haunted places in Ohio.

This garden memorial marks the site where 12-year-old Tamir Rice was fatally shot by the Cleveland Police Department.

An unoccupied lighthouse encased in layers of ice from the waters of Lake Erie.

These beautiful wineries were at the center of Lake Erie's "grape belt" back when the Midwest dominated American wine production.